After its recent merger with Inox Leisure Ltd., the Indian cinema chain PVR Ltd. has announced that it will be opening a new multiplex at the Lulu Mall in the city of Lucknow in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The superplex with eleven screens has a total capacity of 1,841 seats for patrons. PVR will now have a total of 158 screens across 32 different properties in Uttar Pradesh as a result of the new launch.
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor was on hand for the opening of the newest location, which took place in the presence of Ajay Bijli, managing director of PVR Ltd. The theatre is fitted with SP4K laser projectors, which are capable of delivering extremely high resolution, cutting-edge Dolby Atmos surround sound, and Real D 3D digital stereoscopic projection, among other technological advancements.
In a tweet on one of its social media channels, the firm boasts that “Lucknow’s biggest cinema hall is now open.” According to what was written in the article, “This is the most advanced cinema with 11 screens and hosts a broad variety of formats such as IMAX, multi-sensory 4DX, premium large screen format PXL, and two auditoriums of PVR’s luxury format Luxe.”
PVR Cinemas has expanded its presence in Faridabad by opening a new multiplex with four screens and 786 seats at the Pebble Downtown Mall on Mathura Road. This is the third location owned by the firm in the city. On the same day in January 2023 that the multiplex operator celebrated a brand-new milestone of opening 900 screens over the course of its 25-year journey, the multiplex operator also introduced three new multiplexes in Jaipur, Bangalore, and Gurugram, with a combined total of 19 screens. You may learn more about it on this page.
PVR Ltd. was established in the year 1997 by Ajay Bijli and has its headquarters in Gurugram. In 1997, the business opened the first multiplex theatre in India, which was located in the Saket neighbourhood of New Delhi.
In March of 2022, the two multiplex operators PVR Ltd. and Inox Leisure Ltd. announced their intention to merge into a single company. The newly amalgamated firm now operates 1,653 screens across 355 properties in 113 locations across India and Sri Lanka. There are 438 screens in 100 buildings in North India, and 438 screens in 100 properties in South India.
